hūmNET vs MindSampler
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
hūmNET
Connect with others globally through shared intentions, hopes, or prayers in real-time, synchronous events. Experience moments of togetherness without the distractions of traditional social media.
- Synchronous real-time events
- Shared intentions and prayers
- Focus on a central phrase
- Count of participants
- Live map of participants (coming soon)
- Soothing vibration for connection
- Create custom events
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Sometimes you just need to feel held. Whatever you're going through, whether you're struggling or celebrating, you're not the only one. You're not alone. We can get through this together. hūmNET is the world's first synchronous social presence platform. Join a humn -- a few minutes of shared presence with real people around the world, around something that matters. A simple focus phrase. Soothing sound. Gentle vibration. Glowing beacons on a live map showing everyone who showed up. No likes. No algorithms. No noise. Just presence. Here's what surprised us: the people who show up for someone else feel better too. That's the microdose of altruism™ -- helping heals the helper. Across 88 participants in healthcare and recovery communities, a single humn delivered an average 36-point mood improvement in under 5 minutes. Built for healthcare workers, recovery communities, and anyone who's ever just needed someone to be there. Together, we're building a worldwide web of empathy. USE hūmNET: · when you're struggling · when you're grieving · when you want to celebrate · for recovery · for prayer · to hold space for someone you love · to feel less alone
MindSampler
Participate in scientific research by answering short questions and experiments throughout your day. Contribute to understanding human thought, feelings, and behavior.
- Contribute to scientific understanding
- Receive daily experiment notifications
- Answer short questions
- Enter study codes
- Track daily life insights
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Help scientists understand how people think, feel, and behave as they go about their daily lives. Enter your study code and start receiving notifications throughout the day with short experiments or questions to answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: hūmNET at 5.0 against MindSampler's 2.0. hūmNET also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MindSampler's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
hūmNET holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
hūmNET ships an update every 3 weeks, MindSampler every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | hūmNET | MindSampler |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Inventory LLC | MindSampler Inc. |
Customer experience
hūmNET
MindSampler
In-app purchases
hūmNET
No in-app purchases
MindSampler
No in-app purchases








